To address three “issue areas” identified in our Community Assessment, the Department created a series of educational programs under the umbrella of EPIC Programs (Encouraging Positive Intervention in Chapters).  The series had a few goals. 

• First, to build the capacity of chapter members to engage with complex topics and take responsibility to address them.
• Second, to scale the programs to community member engagements while not overtaxing university staff. 
• And third, to engage campus partners as content matter experts, elevate the response to university level where appropriate, and engage evidence based learning methods to help move the needle around the issues identified.  

Below is the schedule for the 2026-2027 academic year:

SVP – Upstander Strategies	Hazing Prevention	Alcohol and Drug Education
Alpha Gamma Rho	Alpha Omega Epsilon	Alpha Delta Pi
Alpha Sigma Phi	Chi Psi	Alpha Epsilon Pi
Alpha Xi Delta	Kappa Alpha Theta	Alpha Tau Omega
Beta Upsilon Chi	Kappa Delta	Delta Zeta
Chi Omega	Kappa Sigma	FarmHouse
Delta Gamma	MGC Women	FIJI
Delta Kappa Epsilon	NPHC Women	Kappa Alpha Order
Lambda Chi Alpha	Phi Kappa Tau	Kappa Kappa Gamma
MGC Men	Pi Kappa Phi	Phi Sigma Rho
NPHC Men	Sigma Alpha Epsilon	Pi Kappa Alpha
Pi Beta Phi	Sigma Kappa	Sigma Chi
Sigma Alpha Mu	Sigma Phi Epsilon	Sigma Nu
Theta Chi	Tau Kappa Epsilon	Zeta Tau Alpha
Triangle

Alcohol and Drug Education

This program is done in partnership with Prevention Services and their Alcohol and Drug Education program. The mission of the Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention Education program is to create and sustain a caring community that prepares students to succeed academically, professionally, and personally as well as to become informed, engaged, and productive citizens by reducing the potential unwanted results of substance misuse. 

This program includes members completing an online course and attending an in-person training session with Prevention Services. 

Prevention Services staff facilitate in-person training for chapter members – typically Fridays afternoons sessions for eight chapters a semester.  A Chapter must have 50% of members or up to a maximum of 50 people, whichever number is smaller, attend to receive full credit on their Standards of Excellence report. 

Active chapter members (including new members) will access the online course through by Prevent.Zone.  Members will have 30 days from enrollment to complete the online course.  Members are welcome to complete any additional course, including Drug Awareness, but need to complete Decisions | Level 2 to help the chapter meet the minimum participation goal.  No less than 75% of members must complete the online course in order to receive full credit in the Standards of Excellence program.

As of October 2025, 966 members have completed the Decisions course, or 78% of those assigned. Workshops are ongoing.

Hazing Prevention

All members, regardless of their EPIC assignment for the year, should complete the  “Fraternity & Sorority Life” online course offered by Prevent.Zone as part of their prevention strategies series.  Each chapter must have 85% of their members complete the modules prior to being approved to move forward with intake/recruitment.  All potential members enrolled in formal recruitment, or who attend an interest meeting, will need to enroll.  Any new member added to a new member verification form without having completed the module through a formal process, will need to enroll at that time.  100% of new/aspirant members are expected to complete the training.

For chapters enrolled in HP as part their EPIC Program, in-person training will be offered. The chapter will participate in a number of workshops facilitated by the Fraternity and Sorority Life team.  Workshops are combined across all chapter assigned to HP to enhance dialogue and discourse. A Chapter must have 40% of members or up to a maximum of 40 people, whichever number is smaller, attend to receive full credit on their Standards of Excellence report. 

As of October 2025, 3,485 members have completed Hazing Prevention 101 and the Fraternity and Sorority Life Module, or 93% of those enrolled. Workshops are ongoing.

Sexual Violence Prevention

All members participating in this rotation are assigned to the “Upstander Strategies” online course offered by itMatters as part of their prevention strategies series.  This 60 minute online module builds on the university module required for all entering students around Sexual Violence Prevention core curriculum and consent.  The module is sent to all members on August 1 and should be completed within 30 days.  A chapter must achieve 75% completion in order to receive full credit for Standards of Excellence.

Following the online training the chapter will participate in a follow up, in-person training facilitated by the Women’s Center focused on bystander intervention and healthy relationships. Sessions are limited in number to facilitate better engagement.  To that end, either 50% of your chapter OR up to 50 members, whichever is smaller, will participate in the session facilitated by the Women’s Center to receive full credit on their Standards of Excellence Report.

As of October 2025, 735 members have completed the Upstander Strategies course, or 82% of those enrolled. Workshops are ongoing.